Eurochambres is the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Established in 1958 as a direct response to the creation of the European Economic Community. Eurochambres acts as the eyes, ears and voice of the Chambers and business community. Eurochambres represents more than 20 million businesses through its members and a network of 1700 regional and local chambers across Europe. Eurochambres is the leading voice for the broad business community at EU level, building on chambers’ strong connections with the grass roots economy and their hands-on support to entrepreneurs. Chambers’ member businesses – over 93% of which are SMEs – employ over 120 million people.
History Eurochambres was founded on 28 February 1958 as the "Conférence Permanente des Chambres de Commerce et d’Industrie de la European Economic Community (CEE) by six members to promote chamber’s views on the unification of national legislation at European level and to contribute to the development of European cooperation. In 1977, Eurochambres became an international non-profit organisation in Belgium. Since then, the network has progressively expanded to include national associations and transnational organisations of chambers from across an enlarged Europe.
Among Eurochambres' flagship initiatives is the European Parliament of Enterprises™, organised in cooperation with the European Parliament. Launched in 2008, the initiative brings together hundreds of European entrepreneurs and business representatives, providing them with the opportunity to debate and vote on issues affecting Europe's business environment. Further editions were held in 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023, and 2025.
Another major Eurochambres initiative is the Eurochambres Congress, which brings together chamber leaders, business representatives and policymakers to discuss key economic and policy challenges facing European businesses, exchange views on the future of Europe's economy and strengthen cooperation across the chamber network.
Eurochambres also carries out a broad range of policy and advocacy activities representing the interests of European businesses and chambers at European level. Its work focuses on the priorities identified by its members, including issues related to competitiveness, the business environment and the wider economic and regulatory framework. The Eurochambres Economic Survey is an important element of this work, providing regular analysis of business expectations and economic trends across the European chamber network and informing Eurochambres' policy positions and advocacy.
In addition to its policy and advocacy role, Eurochambres manages European projects, including initiatives supported by EU funding, working with chambers and other partners to implement programmes that support European businesses and regional and cross-border cooperation. These activities complement its representation and advocacy work by translating European policy priorities into practical initiatives.
Presidency
President Vladimír Dlouhý (Czech Republic) - Eurochambres President
Deputy Presidents Aigars Rostovskis (Latvia) - President of Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Juho Romakkaniemi (Finland) - CEO of Finland Chamber of Commerce Wouter Van Gulck (Belgium) - General Manager of Belgian Chambers
Vice Presidents Marta Schultz (Austria) - Vice President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber Alain Di Crescenzo (France) - President of CCI France Sibylle Thierer (Germany) - Vice-President of IHK Nordschwarzwald Michl Ebner (Italy) - President of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture of Bolzano Jerzy Kwieciński (Poland) - Vice-President of the Polish Chamber of Commerce José Vicente Morata (Spain) - President of Valencia Chamber of Commerce and Industry Rifat Hisarciklioğlu (Türkiye) - President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye
Members FULL MEMBERS CountryName of organisationStatusDate of affiliationAustriaAustrian Federal Economic ChamberFull member22 November 1966BelgiumFederation of Belgian Chambers of CommerceFull member28 February 1958BulgariaBulgarian Chamber of Commerce and IndustryFull member3 October 1994CroatiaCroatian Chamber of EconomyFull member13 April 2000CyprusCyprus Chamber of Commerce and IndustryFull member10 May 1974Czech RepublicCzech Chamber of CommerceFull member3 October 1994EstoniaEstonian Chamber of Commerce and IndustryFull member7 October 1993FinlandFinland Chamber of CommerceFull member9 April 1987FranceChambre de commerce et d'industrie de France - CCI FranceFull member28 February 1958GermanyAssociation of German Chambers of Industry and CommerceFull member28 February 1958GreeceUnion of Hellenic Chambers of Commerce and IndustryFull member30 August 1961HungaryHungarian Chamber of Commerce and industryFull member20 April 1990IrelandChambers IrelandFull member30 August 1961ItalyAssociation of Italian Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Craft and AgricultureFull member28 February 1958LatviaLatvian Chamber of Commerce and IndustryFull member7 October 1993LithuaniaAssociation of Lithuanian Chambers of Commerce, Industry and CraftsFull member7 October 1993LuxembourgChamber of Commerce of the Grand-Duchy of LuxembourgFull member28 February 1958MaltaMalta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and IndustryFull member5 October 1989PolandPolish Chamber of CommerceFull member17 October 1991PortugalPortuguese Chamber of Commerce and IndustryFull member28 November 1980RomaniaChamber of Commerce and Industry of RomaniaFull member7 October 1993SlovakiaSlovak Chamber of Commerce and IndustryFull member7 October 1993SloveniaChamber of Commerce and Industry of SloveniaFull member8 December 1992SpainSpanish Chamber of CommerceFull member1 December 1967SwedenAssociation of Swedish Chambers of Commerce and IndustryFull member1 December 1967 AFFILIATED MEMBERS CountryName of organisationStatusDate of affiliationAzerbaijanChamber of Commerce and Industry of the Azerbaijan RepublicAffiliated member20 May 2005BelarusBelarusian Chamber of Commerce and IndustryAffiliated member10 October 2002Bosnia and HerzegovinaForeign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and HerzegovinaAffiliated member19 October 2001GeorgiaGeorgian Chamber of Commerce and IndustryAffiliated member20 October 2004KosovoKosova Chamber of CommerceAffiliated member16 October 2015MoldovaChamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of MoldovaAffiliated member10 October 2002MontenegroChamber of Commerce and Industry of MontenegroAffiliated member12 October 2006NorwayFederation of Norwegian Commercial and Service EnterprisesAffiliated member1 December 1967RussiaChamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian FederationAffiliated member23 April 1993SerbiaChamber of Commerce and Industry of SerbiaAffiliated member19 October 2001SwitzerlandChambers of Commerce and Industry of SwitzerlandAffiliated member10 May 1974TürkiyeChambers and Commodity Exchanges of TürkiyeAffiliated member17 June 1966UkraineUkrainian Chamber of Commerce and IndustryAffiliated member10 October 2002 CORRESPONDENT MEMBERS CountryName of organisationStatusDate of affiliationAndorraAndorra Chamber of CommerceCorrespondent memberAIC ForumForum of the Adriatic and Ionian Chambers of CommerceCorrespondent member15 October 2010INSULEURNetwork of Insular Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the EUCorrespondent member4 October 2006IsraelFederation of Israeli Chambers of CommerceCorrespondent member
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